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The THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF VINTAGE 1957 Hardcover Pictures by Marcia Brown . The Three Billy Goats Gruff is a Norwegian fairy tale that originated in oral folklore. The story was first recorded by Norwegian scholarsPeter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe in their collection Norske Folkeeventyr, which was published between 1841 and 1844. The Three Billy Goats Gruff is a Norwegian fairy tale that originated in oral folklore. The story was first recorded by Norwegian scholarsPeter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe in their collection Norske Folkeeventyr, which was published between 1841 and 1844. The first English translation of the story was published in 1859 by George Webbe Dasent in his book Popular Tales from the Norse. This is a 1957 publication of Dasent's translation by Marcia Brown, the illustrator. Condition: Good. The cover has some visible wear, a 2 inch "wrinkle" in the top center. Pages are not written on, there are some small tears on the bottom center of several pages (see photos) The spine has some minor damage but binding is in good shape. There is a name written on the inside front board.